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The Pleasance moated site

5 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.34984, -1.60857

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Field Grasshopper +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Field Grasshopper +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Millennium Way (Warks)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Waypublic footpath · 157 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 157 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Cycle Coventry Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Cycle Coventry Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 523Cycling route
Named routeRef 523National Cycle Network
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chase Lanebridleway · 970 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 970 mPath type: unclassified
Chase Lanebridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Chase Lanebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site of the Pleasance, Kenilworth: aerial 2018

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of the Pleasance, Kenilworth: aerial 2018

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Kenilworth AbbeyHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Abbey FieldsUrban park1.7 km→✦Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardensHistoric site1.2 km→✦WROXALL ABBEYHistoric site5 km→✦KENILWORTH CASTLEHistoric site600 m→🌱The Elizabethan GardenUrban park1.1 km→

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